Short description : A list of mental disorders as portrayed in films
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This is a list of films which have portrayed mental disorders .
Inclusion in this list is based upon the disorder as it is portrayed in the canon of the film, and does not necessarily reflect the diagnosis or symptoms in the real world.
What About Bob? -1991- character of Bob Wiley played by Bill Murray [ 1]
Copycat (film) - 1995 - character of Dr. Helen Hudson played by Sigourney Weaver [ 2]
The Aviator - 2004 - character of Howard Hughes played by Leonardo DiCaprio [ 3]
Sparrows Dance - 2012 – character of "Woman in Apartment" played by Marin Ireland [ 4]
Intruders (2015 film) - 2015 - character of Anna Rook played by Beth Riesgraf [ 5]
Anterograde amnesia
A person with anterograde amnesia is unable to form new memories.
Clean Slate – 1994
Winter Sleepers – 1997
Memento – 2000
Finding Nemo – 2003
50 First Dates – 2004
Ghajini – 2005
The Lookout – 2007
Spider-Man 3 – 2007
Ghajini – 2008
The Music Never Stopped – 2011
Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom – 2012
Remember Sunday – 2013
Medulla Oblongata – 2014
Before I Go To Sleep – 2014
Finding Dory – 2016
Lacunar amnesia
Lacunar amnesia is the loss of memory about one specific event.
What Lies Beneath (2000)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
Mysterious Skin (2004)
Trance (2013)
Psychogenic amnesia
"Psychogenic amnesia , also known as dissociative amnesia, is memory loss caused by psychological stress."
Spellbound (1945)
The Snake Pit (1948)
Shadow on the Wall (1950)
Marnie (1964)
Mirage (1965)
Mister Buddwing (1966)
The Machinist (2004) – insomnia and PTSD inducing or co-morbid with hallucinations , delusions , paranoia , and dissociative disorder
Shutter Island (2010) – considered dissociative disorders
Retrograde amnesia
A much-used plot device, retrograde amnesia occurs when a person forgets part or all of his or her past.
Random Harvest – 1942, in which Ronald Colman's character suffers from the condition not once but twice.
Street of Chance – 1942
Crime Doctor – 1943
Anastasia – 1956
Paris, Texas – 1984
The Muppets Take Manhattan – 1984
Morning Patrol – 1987
Overboard – 1987
RoboCop – 1987
Innale – 1990
Regarding Henry – 1991
The Addams Family – 1991
The English Patient – 1996
The Long Kiss Goodnight – 1996
Anastasia – 1997
Dark City – 1998
Moondram Pirai – 1998
Mulholland Drive – 2001
The Majestic – 2001
The Bourne Identity – 2002
The Number 23 – 2007
Spider-Man 3 – 2007
Rumba – 2008
Unknown – 2011
Source Code – 2011
Jab Tak Hai Jaan – 2012
The Vow – 2012
Fast and Furious 6 – 2013
Mumbai Police – 2013
Trance (2013 film) – 2013
Captain America: The Winter Soldier – 2014
Furious 7 – 2015
Captain America: Civil War – 2016
Finding Dory – 2016
Captain Marvel – 2019
(Antisocial Personality Disorder should also include psychopathy and sociopathy.)
Rope - 1948
Goodfellas 1990 - character of Tommy DeVito played by Joe Pesci
Pacific Heights 1990 - character of Carter Hayes/James Danforth played by Michael Keaton
The Silence of the Lambs 1991 - character of Hannibal Lecter played by Anthony Hopkins
Basic Instinct 1992 - character of Catherine Tramell played by Sharon Stone
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle 1992 - character of Mrs.Mott/Peyton Flanders played by Rebecca De Mornay
Kalifornia - 1993 - character of Early Grayce played by Brad Pitt
Casino 1995 - character of Nicolas "Nicky" Santoro played by Joe Pesci
Fear (1996 film) - 1996 - character of David Mccall played by Mark Wahlberg
Face/Off - 1997 - character of Castor Troy played by Nicolas Cage and John Travolta
Trainspotting 1996 - character of Francis "Franco" Begbie played by Robert Carlyle
Girl, Interrupted 1999 - character of Lisa Rowe played by Angelina Jolie
Hannibal - 2001 - character of Hannibal Lecter played by Anthony Hopkins
No Country for Old Men 2007 - character of Anton Chigurh played by Javier Bardem
Hannibal Rising - 2007 - character of Hannibal Lecter played by Anthony Hopkins
The Dark Knight 2008 - character of The Joker played by Heath Ledger
Mother's Day 2010 - character of Natalie "Maman" Koffin played by Rebecca De Mornay
We Need to Talk About Kevin - 2011
Seven Psychopaths – 2012
Nightcrawler – 2014 – character of Louis Bloom played by Jake Gyllenhaal[ 6]
The Invisible Man – 2020 – character of Adrian Griffin played by Oliver Jackson-Cohen[ 7]
(Autism is also known as Autism Spectrum Disorder and in the past has had a subtype called Aspergers Syndrome. The spectrum can overlap with Savant syndrome and Prosopagnosia .)
Rain Man − 1988 – character of savant Raymond Babbitt played by Dustin Hoffman [ 8]
Cube 1997 - character of savant Kazan played by Andrew Miller [ 9]
Mercury Rising − 1998 – character of Simon Lynch played by Miko Hughes [ 10]
Snow Cake − 2006 – character of Linda Freeman played by Sigourney Weaver [ 11]
After Thomas - 2006 - character of Kyle Graham played by Andrew Byrne [ 12]
Ben X −2007 – character of Ben played by Greg Timmermans [ 13]
Adam − 2009 – character of Adam Raki played by Hugh Dancy [ 14]
Mary & Max - 2009 - character of Max played by Philip Seymour Hoffman[ 15]
Temple Grandin (film) - 2010 - character of Temple Grandin played by Claire Danes[ 16]
Jane Wants a Boyfriend - 2014 - character of Jane played by Louisa Krause [ 17]
Atypical - 2017 - character of Sam played by Keir Gilchrist [ 18]
Bipolar Disorder
Silver Linings Playbook (2012) - character of Patrizio "Pat" Solitano jr played by Bradley Cooper
Touched with Fire (2016) - character of Carla played by Katie Holmes and character of Marco played by Luke Kirby [ 19]
Borderline Personality Disorder
(Borderline Personality Disorder is also known as Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder)
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? - 1966 - character of Martha played by Elizabeth Taylor[ 20]
Play Misty for Me - 1971 - character of Evelyn Draper played by Jessica Walter
Fatal Attraction - 1987 - character of Alex Forrest played by Glenn Close[ 21]
Sleeping with the Enemy - 1991 - character of Martin Burney played by Patrick Bergin
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle 1992 - character of Mrs.Mott/Peyton Flanders played by Rebecca De Mornay
Unlawful Entry - 1992 - character of Pete Davis played by Ray Liotta
Single White Female - 1992 - character of Hedra Carlson/Ellen Besch played by Jennifer Jason Leigh[ 22]
The Crush (1993 film) - 1993 - character of Adrian Forrester played by Alicia Silverstone[ 23]
Mad Love (1995 film) - 1995 - character of Casey Roberts played by Drew Barrymore[ 24]
Fear (1996 film) - 1996 - character of David Mccall played by Mark Wahlberg
Hush (1998 film) - 1998 - character of Martha Baring played by Jessica Lange
Girl, Interrupted - 1999 - character of Susanna Kaysen played by Winona Ryder[ 25]
Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones - 2002 - character of Anakin Skywalker played by Hayden Christensen [ 26]
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - 2004 - character of Clementine Kruczynski played by Kate Winslet [ 27]
Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith - 2005 - character of Anakin Skywalker played by Hayden Christensen [ 28]
Wreck-It Ralph - 2012 - character of Wreck-it Ralph played by John C. Reilly [ 29]
Silver Linings Playbook - 2012 - character of Tiffany Maxwell played by Jennifer Lawrence[ 30]
Welcome to Me - 2014 - character of Alice Klieg played by Kristen Wiig [ 31]
Unreal (TV series) - 2015-2018 - character of Rachel Goldberg played by Shiri Appleby [ 32]
Ralph Breaks the Internet - 2018 - character of Wreck-it Ralph played by John C. Reilly [ 33]
Awakenings – 1990 - character of Leonard Lowe played by Robert De Niro[ 34]
The Good Son (1993) – character of Henry Evans played by Macaulay Culkin
Conversion Disorder
(Conversion Disorder used to be referred to as Hysteria)
Tommy (1975 film) - 1975 - character of Tommy played by Roger Daltrey[ 35]
The Notebook – character of Allison "Allie" Hamilton played by Gena Rowlands
Away from Her – character of Fiona Anderson played by Julie Christie
Still Alice – character of Alice played by Julianne Moore
Thanmathra – character of Ramesan Nair played by Mohanlal
Logan - character of Professor Charles Xavier/Professor X played by Patrick Stewart
Coco - character of Coco Rivera played by Ana Ofelia Murguía
Love & Other Drugs (2010) - character Maggie Murdock played by Anne Hathaway [ 36]
School of Rock - 2003 - character of Ned Schneebly played by Mike White
What about Bob - 1991 - character Bob played by Bill Murray
(Dissociative identity disorder has also been known as Multiple Personality Disorder or Split Personality. Not to be confused with schizophrenia )
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde – 1920
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde – 1931
The Mummy – 1932
Jamaica Inn – 1939
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde – 1941
Hangover Square – 1945
House of Dracula – 1945
A Double Life – 1947
The Son of Dr. Jekyll – 1951
The Three Faces of Eve – 1957
Psycho – 1960
The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll – 1960
David and Lisa −1962
The Nutty Professor – 1963
The Cow (1969 film) – 1969
I, Monster – 1971
Trilogy of Terror – 1975
Sybil – 1976
The Tenant – 1976
Dressed to Kill – 1980
Happy Birthday to Me – 1981
My Bloody Valentine – 1981
Psycho II – 1983
Birdy – 1984
Psycho III – 1986
Angel Heart – 1987
Psycho IV – 1990
The Fisher King – 1991
Raising Cain – 1992
Manichitrathazhu – 1993
Color of Night – 1994
Never Talk to Strangers – 1995
Primal Fear – 1996
The Nutty Professor – 1996
Perfect Blue – 1997
Psycho – 1998
Fight Club – 1999
The Hurricane – 1999
Me, Myself and Irene – 2000
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps – 2000
Nurse Betty – 2000
Passion of Mind – 2000
Spider-Man – 2002
A Tale of Two Sisters – 2003
Hulk – 2003
Identity – 2003
Secret Window – 2004
The Machinist – 2004
Chandramukhi – 2005
Anniyan – 2005
Hide and Seek – 2005
X-Men: The Last Stand – 2006
Bhool Bhulaiyaa – 2007
Mad Detective – 2007
Numb – 2007
Sybil – 2007
Thr3e – 2007
Dark Floors – 2008
My Bloody Valentine 3D – 2009
The Uninvited – 2009
Black Swan – 2010
Frankie and Alice – 2010
Peacock – 2010
Shutter Island – 2010
Dream House – 2011
Sucker Punch – 2011
The Ward – 2011
Birdman – 2014
Rhodora X – 2014
Split – 2016
The Mummy – 2017
Glass – 2019
Amar Akbar Anthony – 2018
Joker – 2019
La Grande Bouffe – 1973
The Best Little Girl in the World – 1981
Kate's Secret – 1986
Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story – 1987
The Karen Carpenter Story – 1989
Life Is Sweet – 1990
Trauma (1993 film) – 1993 anorexia
For the Love of Nancy – 1994
301, 302 – 1995
Dying to be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story – 1996
When Friendship Kills – 1996
Perfect Body – 1997
Cruel Intentions – 1999
Girl, Interrupted – 1999
Sharing the Secret – 2000
Center Stage – 2000
Love on a Diet – 2001
Elephant – 2003
The Devil Wears Prada – 2006
Thin – 2006
Thinner - 1996
Gossip Girl – 2007
To Be Fat Like Me – 2007
Drag Me to Hell – 2009
Black Swan – 2010
Pretty Little Liars – 2010
American Horror Story – 2011
Rigodon – 2012
Compulsion – 2013
God Help The Girl – 2015 anorexia
The Road Within – 2015
To The Bone – 2017
Feed -2017 anorexia
"Recent psychiatric classifications refer to the syndrome as shared psychotic disorder (DSM-IV) (297.3) and induced delusional disorder (F24 ) in the ICD-10."
Heavenly Creatures – 1994
Dead Ringers - 1998 - characters of Beverly and Elliot Mantle played by Jeremy Irons [ 37]
Bug (2006) – characters of Agnes White played by Ashley Judd and Peter Evans played by Michael Shannon[ 38] [ 39]
Häxan[ 40]
Marnie – 1964
Maid In Manhattan – 2002 character of Marisa Ventura played by Jennifer Lopez
Trapped in Paradise – 1994 character of Alvin Firpo played by Dana Carvey
Munchausen syndrome by proxy
A Child's Cry for Help – 1994
The Night Listener (film) – 2006
Phantom Thread – 2017
Citizen Kane – 1941
Mommie Dearest – 1981
Wall Street (1987 film) - 1987 - character of Gorden Gekko played by Michael Douglas
Basic Instinct - 1992 - character of Catherine Tramell played by Sharon Stone
A Few Good Men - 1992 - character of Colonel Nathan Jessup played by Jack Nicholson
Once Were Warriors – 1994
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia – 2005 – character of Dennis Reynolds played by Glenn Howerton
American Horror Story – 2011 – characters of Fiona, Madison and Tristan
What About Bob? – 1991 – character of Bob Wiley played by Bill Murray
As Good As It Gets – 1997 – character of Melvin Udall played by Jack Nicholson
Matchstick Men – 2003 – character of Roy Waller played by Nicolas Cage
Monk (TV series) - 2002-2009 - character of Monk played by Tony Shalhoub [ 41]
The Aviator – 2004 – Howard Hughes played by Leonardo DiCaprio
Silver Linings Playbook – 2012 – character of Patrizio "Pat" Solitano Sr. played by Robert De Niro
Mahanubhavudu – 2017 – Telugu film, character of Anand played by Sharwanand
Sleeping with the Enemy - 1991 - character of Martin Burney played by Patrick Bergin
Vadakkunokkiyantram – 1989
Escobar: Paradise Lost – 2014
Pawn Sacrifice – 2017
Pedophilia
M – 1931
Germany, Year Zero – 1948
The Mark – 1961
The Damned – 1969
Sweet Movie – 1974
Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom – 1975
Pretty Baby – 1978
A Nightmare on Elm Street – 1984
Tras el cristal – 1986
Singapore Sling – 1990
Dolores Claiborne – 1995
Lolita – 1997
Happiness – 1998
Arayannangalude Veedu – 2000
Donnie Darko – 2001
Fat Girl – 2001
Kill Bill Volume 1 – 2003
Mystic River – 2003
Birth – 2004
The Butterfly Effect – 2004
Mysterious Skin – 2004
The Woodsman – 2004
Hard Candy – 2005
Sin City – 2005
Little Children – 2006
Doubt - 2008
Achchamundu! Achchamundu! – 2009
The Lovely Bones – 2009
5 Sundarikal – 2013 (segment: Sethulakshmi)
Lolita – 1997 (based on the book by Vladimir Nabokov)
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang – 1932
The Best Years of Our Lives – 1946
The Deer Hunter - 1978
Ordinary People – 1980
First Blood - 1982 - character of John Rambo played by Sylvester Stallone
Born on the Fourth of July - 1989 - character of Ron Kovic played by Tom Cruise
Don't Say a Word - 2001 - character of Elisabeth Burrows played by Brittany Murphy [ 42]
Martha Marcy May Marlene - 2011 - character of Martha Marlene played by Elizabeth Olsen
Kung Fu Panda 2 - 2011 - character of Po Ping played by Jack Black
Iron Man 3 – 2013 - character of Tony Stark played by Robert Downey Jr. [ 43]
American Sniper - 2014 - character of Chris Kyle played by Bradley Cooper
Haider (film) - 2014
Naaigal Jaakirathai - 2014 - character of Karthik Chinnamalai played by Sibiraj
The House with a Clock in Its Walls - 2018 - character of Isaac Izard played by Kyle MacLachlan
On My Block - 2019 - character of Ruby Martinez played by Jason Genao
Firestarter – 1984 – character of Charlene "Charlie" McGee, played by Drew Barrymore
The Stand – 1994 – character of Trashcan Man
Fantastic Four – 2005
Shine (film) - 1996 - character of David Helfgott played by Geoffrey Rush
Love & Mercy (film) - 2014 - character of Brian Wilson played by Paul Dano and John Cusack
Terminator 2: Judgment Day - 1991 - character of Sarah Connor played by Linda Hamilton [ 44]
Hour Of The Wolf – 1968
The Remains of the Day – 1993 - character of James Stephens, Anthony Hopkins[ 45]
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers – 2002 - character of Gollum [ 46]
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – 2003 character of Gollum [ 47]
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – 2012 character of Gollum [ 48]
(Schizophrenia including Paranoid Schizophrenia. Not to be confused with Dissociative Identity Disorder)
Through A Glass Darkly – 1961 character of Karin played by Harriet Andersson
Strange Voices – 1987 character of Nicole 'Nikki' Glover played by Nancy McKeon
Conspiracy Theory – 1997 character of Jerry Fletcher played by Mel Gibson
A Beautiful Mind – 2001 character of John Nash played by Russell Crowe[ 49]
Criminal Minds – 2005 character of Diana Reid played by Jane Lynch
Bug (2006) - character of Peter Evans played by Michael Shannon
Vadakkumnadhan – 2006 character of Prof. Iringannoor Bharatha Pisharadi, played by Mohanlal
The Soloist - 2009 true story of Nathaniel Ayers played by Jamie Foxx, who developed schizophrenia while studying at Juilliard and became homeless.
Take Shelter – 2011 character of Curtis LaForche played by Michael Shannon
The Voices - 2014 - character of Jerry Hickfang played by Ryan Reynolds[ 50]
55 Steps (2017) - character of Eleanor Riese played by Helena Bonham Carter
Self-injury
Lust for Life – 1956
Girl, Interrupted – 1999
The Piano Teacher – 2001
Secretary – 2002
Thirteen – 2003
The Loved Ones – 2009
Chatroom – 2010
Black Swan – 2010
To Write Love on Her Arms – 2012
"Also known as Stammering or Childhood-Onset Fluency Disorder."
The King's Speech - 2010 - character of King George VI played by Colin Firth [ 51]
IT - 2017 - character of Bill Denbrough played by Jaeden Martell [ 52]
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - 1998
Requiem for a Dream – 2000
Substance use disorders
"Drugs listed from most addictive, harmful or destructive to least (from most to least dangerous, based on a 2007 scientific research study."[ 53]
Sherlock Holmes portrayed by various actors - 1887 morphine, cocaine
The Struggle – 1931 alcohol
Heroes for Sale – 1933 morphine
Mystery of the Wax Museum – 1933 morphine, alcohol
The Lost Weekend – 1945 alcohol
Smash-Up, the Story of a Woman – 1947 alcohol
Naked City – 1948 amphetamines, barbiturates, alcohol
Night Into Morning – 1951 alcohol
Come Back, Little Sheba – 1952 alcohol
I, the Jury - 1953 morrphine
Rear Window – 1954 barbiturates, alcohol
The Man with the Golden Arm – 1955 heroin
Bigger Than Life – 1956 cortisol
Monkey on My Back – 1957 morphine
The Apartment – 1960 barbiturates (Seconal)
The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll – 1960 opium, alcohol
Days of Wine and Roses – 1962 alcohol
Long Day's Journey Into Night – 1962 morphine, alcohol
Valley of the Dolls – 1967 amphetamines (Dexedrine), pethidine/meperidine (Demerol), barbiturates (pentobarbital, secobarbital, amobarbital)
Easy Rider – 1969 cocaine, alcohol, LSD, cannabis
More – 1969 heroin, amphetamines, barbiturates, alcohol, LSD, cannabis
A Day at the Beach – 1970 alcohol
Trash – 1970 heroin
Jennifer on My Mind – 1971 heroin
The Panic in Needle Park – 1971 heroin
Pure Shit – 1975 heroin
Taxi Driver – 1976 opioids, alcohol
Airplane! – 1980 cocaine, amphetamines, inhalants (glue), alcohol
The Shining – 1980 alcohol
Christiane F. – 1981 heroin, PCP, methaqualone (Mandrax/Quaaludes), alcohol, temazepam, diazepam, MDMA, cannabis
I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can – 1982 Diazepam (Valium)
Pink Floyd – The Wall – 1982 marijuana, alcohol, tobacco, steroids
Veronika Voss – 1982 opiates
The Big Chill – 1983 cocaine, methaqualone (Quaaludes), alcohol, cannabis
Scarface – 1983 heroin, cocaine, methaqualone (Quaaludes)
8 Million Ways to Die – 1986 alcohol
Sid and Nancy – 1986 heroin, cocaine, methadone
Less Than Zero - 1987 cocaine, alcohol
Morning Patrol – 1987 alcohol
Dead Ringers – 1988 hydromorphone, amphetamines, barbiturates, alcohol
Drugstore Cowboy – 1989 morphine, oxymorphone, hydromorphone, amphetamines, cocaine, alcohol, temazepam, triazolam, flurazepam, diazepam, lorazepam, LSD
Goodfellas – 1990 heroin, cocaine, amphetamines
Postcards from the Edge – 1990 heroin, cocaine
Jungle Fever – 1991 cocaine
New Jack City – 1991 cocaine
Rush – 1991 heroin, amphetamines, cocaine, cannabis
Ed Wood – 1994 morphine
Fresh – 1994 heroin, cocaine, alcohol
The Crow – 1994 morphine, cocaine, alcohol, cannabis
Pulp Fiction – 1994 heroin, cocaine
When a Man Loves a Woman – 1994 alcohol
Leaving Las Vegas – 1995 alcohol
The Basketball Diaries – 1995 heroin, amphetamines, cocaine, barbiturates, alcohol, inhalants, cannabis
Casino – 1995 morphine, cocaine, alcohol
Trainspotting – 1996 heroin/morphine, dextromoramide, amphetamines, cocaine, pethidine/meperidine (Demerol), methadone, pentobarbital, amobarbital (sodium amytal), alcohol, buprenorphine, codeine, temazepam, diazepam, nitrazepam, phenobarbital, cannabis, cyclizine, dextropropoxyphene, nalbuphine, pentazocine, chlormethiazole
Playing God – 1997 morphine, fentanyl, amphetamines
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas – 1998 amphetamines, cocaine, barbiturates, alcohol, inhalants, mescaline, LSD, cannabis
Gia – 1998 heroin, cocaine, alcohol
Permanent Midnight – 1998 heroin, cocaine, methadone
Bringing Out the Dead – 1999 heroin, alcohol
Broken Vessels – 1999 methamphetamine, heroin
Cruel Intentions – 1999 cocaine, alcohol
Jesus' Son – 1999 heroin, amphetamines, cocaine, opium, alcohol, diazepam, LSD, psilocybin mushrooms
Magnolia – 1999 morphine, cocaine, MDMA
28 Days – 2000 Oxycodone, hydrocodone, codeine, benzodiazepines
Almost Famous – 2000 hydrocodone (Vicodin), methaqualone (Quaaludes), alcohol, LSD, cannabis
American Psycho – 2000 cocaine, alcohol, temazepam, triazolam, alprazolam, steroids, MDMA, cannabis
In Vanda's Room – 2000 heroin
Requiem for a Dream – 2000 heroin, amphetamines, cocaine, barbiturates, alcohol, benzodiazepines, MDMA, LSD, cannabis
Traffic – 2000 heroin, cocaine, cannabis
Blow – 2001 cocaine, alcohol, LSD, cannabis
Bully – 2001 methamphetamine, LSD, cannabis
Hannibal – 2001 morphine, temazepam, midazolam, chloroform
24 Hour Party People – 2002 heroin, cocaine, methadone, MDMA
Orange County - morphine, amphetamines, alcohol, MDMA, cannabis
Love Liza – 2002 huffing gasoline
Pure – 2002 heroin, cocaine, alcohol, cannabis
Spun – 2002 methamphetamine, amphetamine
The Loser Takes It All – 2002 alcohol
The Salton Sea – 2002 methamphetamine, alcohol
Thirteen – cocaine, inhalants, alcohol, LSD, cannabis
Party Monster – 2003 heroin, cocaine, ketamine, MDMA, LSD
Wonderland – 2003 methamphetamine, heroin, cocaine, methaqualone (Quaaludes), cannabis
One Perfect Day – 2004 morphine, amphetamines, codeine, temazepam, MDMA, cannabis
Get Rich or Die Tryin' – 2005 morphine, cocaine, alcohol, cannabis
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia – 2005 methamphetamine, cocaine, inhalants, alcohol, ketamine, MDMA, LSD, cannabis
A Scanner Darkly – 2006 amphetamines, methamphetamine, cannabis, cocaine
Candy – 2006 heroin/morphine, methadone, MDMA, cannabis
Factory Girl – 2006 heroin, oxycodone, hydrocodone, amphetamines, temazepam, lorazepam, cannabis
Lights in the Dusk – 2006 alcohol
Love is the Drug – 2006 cocaine, hydrocodone, alcohol, codeine, Viagra, cannabis
Someone To Run With – 2006 heroin, cocaine
The Boys & Girls Guide to Getting Down – 2006 heroin, amphetamines, cocaine, MDMA, Viagra, cannabis
The Departed – 2006 cocaine, lorazepam
Across the Universe – 2007 morphine, LSD, cannabis
Zodiac – 2007 cocaine, alcohol, diazepam, cannabis
Enter the Void – 2008 DMT, methamphetamine, cocaine, alcohol, MDMA, LSD, cannabis
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans 2009 – heroin, cocaine, hydrocodone, alcohol, cannabis
The Hangover – 2009 cocaine, flunitrazepam (Rohypnol), alcohol, MDMA
American Horror Story – 2011 methamphetamine, heroin, cocaine, opium, alcohol, benzodiazepines, cannabis
Anna Karenina – 2012 morphine
Flight – 2012 heroin, cocaine, alcohol
On the Road – 2012 morphine, amphetamines, alcohol, cannabis
The Wolf of Wall Street – 2013 cocaine, methaqualone (Quaaludes), alcohol
I Smile Back – 2015 cocaine, alcohol
Nee-Na – 2015 alcohol
To Write Love on Her Arms – 2015 alcohol, cocaine (other drugs not specified)
Udta Punjab – 2016 Cocaine, alcohol
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far On Foot – 2018 alcohol
A Star is Born – 2018 alcohol
''The Way Back (2020 film) – 2020 alcohol
See also
Mental illness in fiction
Notes
References
Danny Wedding, Mary Ann Boyd and Ryan M. Niemiec, Movies and Mental Illness: Using Films to Understand Psychopathology , 2nd ed., Cambridge, MA, Hogrefe & Hufer Publishing, 2005, ISBN 0-88937-292-6 . http://www.hogrefe.com/program/movies-and-mental-illness.html
David J. Robinson, Reel Psychiatry: Movie Portrayals of Psychiatric Conditions , Rapid Psychler Press, 2003, ISBN 1-894328-07-8 .
Glen O. Gabbard and Krin Gabbard, Psychiatry and the Cinema , American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc., 2nd ed., 1999, ISBN 0-88048-964-2 .
Otto F. Wahl, Media Madness: Public Images of Mental Illness , Piscataway, NJ, Rutgers University Press, 1997, ISBN 0-8135-2213-7 .